A timely manual in the current climate of increasingly underfunded departments and institutions, this book offers insight into how to secure, manage and effectively research funding in the changing order of global economy and competing research priorities. It gives you the perspectives of those who seek, and those who award research funding, such as governments, companies and foundations. Examining the full cycle and elements of influence of research funding, this book comes with:

• Practical case studies,

• Lists of potential funding sources that you can use to enhance your funding generation efforts, and

• Explanatory videos

Clear and digestible, this text delivers systematic guidance for early career researchers and students in Graduate Schools, Doctoral Colleges, Research Methods Programmes, Academic and Research Staff Development Programmes.

Chapter 1: The context for research funding

Chapter 2: Research Funders: who you could choose and why

Chapter 3: Planning and managing your application

Chapter 4: Stages in the process of submission

Chapter 5: Writing each section of the application

Chapter 6: Getting to grips with Finances

Chapter 7: Gathering and using feedback

Chapter 8: The assessment processes

Chapter 9: Further steps in the application process: interviews

Chapter 10: First steps in a new grant

Chapter 11: Concluding remarks

Supplements

This book is especially useful for university doctoral colleges training early career researchers. Granting agencies, industrial sponsor staff was well as new staff involved with university industry research will also benefit from reading.